Elon Musk, What's up with that dude?

wwkirk

Divine
I wonder how much he charges them per month.
I don't know much about the guy, especially whether he is known for being charitable. But I would suppose in this instance he wouldn't be charging them anything. On the one hand, it's a huge PR boost for him and his company to be seen as coming to the rescue in a crisis. But perhaps, more significantly, if the system works well enough under tough real life conditions, they'll receive many orders from various governments, militaries, NGOs, corporations, etc.

If you were speaking of individual monthly service, they do have some users, but the whole system appears to be at the beta stage. That's why this could prove to be the big demonstration/test of the network.
 

michael59

Celestial
I don't know much about the guy, especially whether he is known for being charitable. But I would suppose in this instance he wouldn't be charging them anything. On the one hand, it's a huge PR boost for him and his company to be seen as coming to the rescue in a crisis. But perhaps, more significantly, if the system works well enough under tough real life conditions, they'll receive many orders from various governments, militaries, NGOs, corporations, etc.

If you were speaking of individual monthly service, they do have some users, but the whole system appears to be at the beta stage. That's why this could prove to be the big demonstration/test of the network.

I was just kidding around. :wink8:
 

AD1184

Celestial
I don't think that the Starlink system is going to be available to very many Ukrainians in this conflict. One cannot make a direct connection to the satellites overhead with a mobile phone. You need a receiving dish and router. Starlink is to cost subscribers $100US per month, and requires a $500 joining fee to cover the hardware.
 

nivek

As Above So Below
What is Russian news saying that they don’t want us to know?...

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pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
‘Sorry To Be A Free Speech Absolutist’: Elon Musk On Not Blocking Russian News On Starlink

‘Sorry To Be A Free Speech Absolutist’: Elon Musk On Not Blocking Russian News On Starlink

SpaceX chief Elon Musk on Saturday said Starlink, the satellite internet division of his rocket company, will not block Russian news sources.

Published: March 5, 2022 4:16 PM IST

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Musk, in a tweet, said he won't block Russian news on Starlink "unless at gunpoint". (File Photo)


New Delhi: SpaceX chief Elon Musk on Saturday said Starlink, the satellite internet division of his rocket company, will not block Russian news sources. Musk, in a tweet, said he won’t do so “unless at gunpoint” and called himself a “free speech absolutist”.Also Read - Grammarly To Duck Duck Go: 5 Best Google Chrome Extension You Must Use - Watch Video

“Starlink has been told by some governments (not Ukraine) to block Russian news sources. We will not do so unless at gunpoint. Sorry to be a free speech absolutist,” Elon Musk tweeted. Also Read - NEET PG Counselling 2021: Deadline To Apply For Mop-up Round Ends Tomorrow| Check Guidelines And Other Details


Starlink has been told by some governments (not Ukraine) to block Russian news sources. We will not do so unless at gunpoint.

Sorry to be a free speech absolutist.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 5, 2022

Meanwhile, tech giants including Apple, Google, Microsoft, Twitter, YouTube, Meta and several other tech platforms have already banned RT and Sputnik in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Elon Musk also wrote that “SpaceX reprioritised to cyber defense and overcoming signal jamming”. “Will cause slight delays in Starship and Starlink V2,” Musk said.

On Friday, Musk warned Ukrainians to use the Starlink satellite system with caution as his commercial Internet network can be targeted by Russians and hamper the entire system at work. As a non-Russian communications system, the Starlink satellite internet service has a “high” probability of being targeted, Musk had said.
 

nivek

As Above So Below
 

nivek

As Above So Below
Elon Musk's satellites help Zelensky dominate the skies: US billionaire's internet system is allowing Ukrainian drones to pound Putin's helpless tanks



Aerorozvidka (Aerial Reconnaissance) is being used to attack Russian drones and target Vladmir Putin's army of tanks and track down their positions in the conflict. Drones used in the field are able to use the newly available Starlink to keep connected and provide intelligence as internet and power outages plague Ukraine. With the technology, the drones can be directed to drop anti-tank munitions to help ward off the Russian attack.

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wwkirk

Divine
Elon Musk's satellites help Zelensky dominate the skies: US billionaire's internet system is allowing Ukrainian drones to pound Putin's helpless tanks



Aerorozvidka (Aerial Reconnaissance) is being used to attack Russian drones and target Vladmir Putin's army of tanks and track down their positions in the conflict. Drones used in the field are able to use the newly available Starlink to keep connected and provide intelligence as internet and power outages plague Ukraine. With the technology, the drones can be directed to drop anti-tank munitions to help ward off the Russian attack.

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What is your new avatar?
 

nivek

As Above So Below
What is your new avatar?

It's a variation of the Celtic tree of life symbol...I found this particular variation intriguing because upon first seeing it, I also saw multiple other symbols layered within...

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Dejan Corovic

As above, so bellow
These StarLink satellites are completely ruining astronomy. Whole generation of super expensive deep space telescopes is now wasted and our learning about outer space will drastically decline.

Few years down whole science of astronomy will disappear.
 
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wwkirk

Divine
These StarLink satellites are completely ruining astronomy. Whole generation of super expensive deep space telescopes is now wasted and our learning about outer space will drastically decline.

Few years down whole science of astronomy will dearness.
How so?
 

Dejan Corovic

As above, so bellow

Light pollution from satellites. When StarLink is fully operational sky at any point of Earth, at any point in time, will be covered by large number satellites leaving a streak on photographic image. It had already started its going to get 100 times worse.
 

wwkirk

Divine
Light pollution from satellites. When StarLink is fully operational sky at any point of Earth, at any point in time, will be covered by large number satellites leaving a streak on photographic image. It had already started its going to get 100 times worse.
Do they have lights on them or are they burning in the atmosphere?
If the former, why?
 

Dejan Corovic

As above, so bellow
Do they have lights on them or are they burning in the atmosphere?
If the former, why?

For two hours before the down and two hours after the dusk bodies of these satellites reflect sunlight. Deeper in the night they simply cover the starts when they pass under them.

I think its huge loss for science, because astrophysics is used to test scientific theories that are of practical use here on Earth, but can not be tested that easily.
 

Dejan Corovic

As above, so bellow
One unwanted consequence of blurring the skies with StarLink satellites is that we'll not be able to see dangerous asteroids when t
 

AD1184

Celestial
Do they have lights on them or are they burning in the atmosphere?
If the former, why?


International Astronomical Union | IAU
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Musk has already launched 2,000 StarLink satellites, and has approval from the US FCC (apparently the only approval Musk needs, despite the impact of his endeavours on every single nation on the planet) to launch 12,000. He is also planning for an additional 30,000 to supplement these already approved. There are roughly 5,000 satellites in orbit currently, and more than 2,000 are Musk's alone. A recent graph of active satellites in orbit looks like this:

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Musk has paid some lip service to the idea of minimizing their impact on astronomy, and upon a general appreciation of the night sky by the lay public, but he does not really care about this, and no measures proposed by SpaceX to mitigate the issue have worked, nor will anything they are going to try likely work. But Musk will press forth regardless.

In addition to the hazard to astronomy, and being able to see the night sky, the sheer number of satellites being launched by Musk and other companies planning so-called 'mega-constellations' in low earth orbit (such as Amazon) is going to make low earth orbit a hazard for space launches for other purposes, and those satellites, and all the launch activities needed to put them there, are going to be a danger to those same satellites. Debris impacts on satellites could potentially have a snow-ball effect, as the debris created from impacts creates more impacts, which create more debris, and so on.

It is extremely reckless and irresponsible, and it requires urgent global co-operation to curtail this behaviour.

Unfortunately, Musk is receiving a lot of positive publicity over his activities in Ukraine. He is likely hoping that this will trump all concerns about what he is doing.
 
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